STARS OF SCIENCE
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Arts & Culture
Applications for season 16 of stars of science are open
Qatar Foundation’s (QF) edutainment show Stars of Science – which drives scientific innovation and entrepreneurship among Arab youth – announced that applications for its upcoming season 16 are open, and invited aspiring Arab innovators to apply for an opportunity to join the show and transform their innovative ideas into tangible solutions. Claiming the title of Top Arab Innovator in season 15 was robotics…
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Stars Of Science Season 15 Crowns Its Top Arab Innovator
The milestone Season 15 of Qatar Foundation’s (QF) edutainment show, Stars of Science – which drives scientific innovation and entrepreneurship among Arab youth – came to an end as robotics engineer Mohammed Abbas Albumijdad, from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, won the title of the Top Arab Innovator. The show’s longtime host, Khalid Al Jumaily, revealed that Albumijdad won first…
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education
QF’s Stars of Science Season 15 Applications Are Open
Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science announced that applications for its upcoming season 15 are open, inviting Arab youth aiming to become agents of change in their communities to apply for the opportunity to join an illustrious innovator community that recently welcomed the show’s first female winner in its history. A unique edutainment initiative that introduces talented Arab innovators…
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QF’s STARS OF SCIENCE CROWNS FIRST FEMALE WINNER
Doha, Qatar — Sumaiya Said Sulaiman Al Siyabi made history as the first woman to claim the title of top Arab innovator on Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science, garnering the support of the jury and the public in a groundbreaking Season 14 final. The show’s longtime host, Khalid Al Jumaily, revealed that she garnered a total of 82.3 points with…
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Africa
QF’S STARS OF SCIENCE SEASON FINALE INCLUDES TWO FEMALE INNOVATORS
Doha, Qatar — The top three innovators of Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science have fought off strong competition to reach the Season 14 final, where two of them hope to claim a share of the Grand Prize. Shada Bennbaia, a Libyan mechanical engineer graduating from Qatar University; Sumaiya AlSiyabi, an Omani marine biologist and mother of three; and Noraldin Al-Deri,…
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Africa
SAFEGUARDING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF ARAB YOUTH
Doha, Qatar — Several weeks into its Season 14, Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science continued to highlight mental health challenges among youth in the Arab world, with two of its innovators addressing separate issues in this field with their inventions. Noraldin Al-Deri, a PhD candidate in the biology of neurodevelopmental disorders, is working to tackle a problem he’s seen first-hand…
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Africa
STARS OF SCIENCE INNOVATORS TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
Doha, Qatar —Th e top seven innovators on Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Stars of Science Season 14 took to the stage this week to prove the feasibility of their projects – inventions that tackled a pressing challenge for communities around the world – environmental sustainability. Hosted at QF’s tech hub, Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP), since its inception the show…
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Africa
STARS OF SCIENCE ADOPTS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE INNOVATION
Doha, Qatar — When Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science returned for season 14 on September 2, its panel of judges featured two prominent voices from two distinct fields, engineering and medicine – underlining a pressing need across the Arab world and beyond. Professor Fouad Mrad, a jury member since it first aired in 2009, has a background in electrical engineering…
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Africa
BRINGING AN ARAB PERSPECTIVE TO AI
Doha, Qatar — When hundreds of aspiring young Arab innovators converged in Doha this week to audition to be a part of the top seven on Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science Season 14, Artificial Intelligence featured prominently throughout. Stars of Science hosted the auditions at Qatar Science & Technology Park, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), with a wide range…
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Africa
STARS OF SCIENCE RETURNS FOR SEASON 14
Doha, Qatar — Arab innovators looking to transform ideas into inventions with the guidance of experts are set to begin their journey in the latest edition of Stars of Science, premiering on September 2. Seven candidates from across the Arab world will be invited to Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) – Qatar Foundation’s (QF) technology hub, and home to…
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